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It's a horrible feeling that can manifest itself physically and result in medical problems that can prevent you from realizing your potential.

Imagine though if you could train yourself to recognize stress in its infancy and stop it in its tracks long before it ruins your day. How much happier and more productive would you be if you could immediately calm yourself the moment you begin to feel stress?

Well, it's possible thanks to some next generation technology that was originally created to magically turn beer taps on and off with nothing but your mind...

This post is all about touching yourself and the charity that wants you to do so says it may just save your life. In fact, the Movember Foundation says its crass messages are helping men spot ailments before it's too late and improving men's health around the globe.

Even though you can probably finish this sentence, I'm betting you probably won't accurately predict how this story ends.

It's about a century-old business you likely fell in love with as a child; a company so ingrained in American culture its products are on our shelves whether we know it or not.

It's the company that brought us the Oreo- the cookie everyone loves to dunk.

Now imagine you work for this successful brand and the boss orders you to blow it up; the manufacturing, the supply chain, and how you deliver Oreos to the customer. Your job is to basically start over and create a brand new start up designed to disrupt the parent company.

Ever have a customer drive for hours, camp outside your doors in the cold, and be the first inside when the doors open spending money in your store?

It's not a dream but a reality for Nate Checketts, CEO of the men's activewear ecommerce company Rhone.

Wait a minute, this doesn't add up, right?

If Rhone is an ecommerce company there'd be no brick and mortar store for die hard customer to camp in front of. So what's the deal?

Rhone is a pioneer in the use of pop-up shops or temporary stores that allow ecommerce companies to establish one foot in the physical world. More importantly, they can be used to establish what are called 3D customer experiences.

Heard of those?

They're the kind that can help you grow at a triple digit pace just like Rhone...

Nope, not the soapy kind we're all hoping you took this morning before work!

I'm talking about the last time someone showered you with praise for a job well done?

If an example of a shower of praise doesn't instantly come to mind for you, you're not alone. Pats on the back are seeming in short supply these days as the world speeds up and becomes increasingly impersonal.

It doesn't have to be this way though.

Just imagine how it might feel if someone not only noticed the next time you knock it out of the park, but rewards you for it as well. Now imagine being recognized like this each and every time you kick a$$...

If you're shaking your head right now because there's no way your boss or others are going to suddenly begin showering you with praise, don't worry...

Tomorrow's technology will one day likely cause you to stop and recognize a potentially uncomfortable irony; innovation carries with it the potential to usher in a level of productivity never before seen while simultaneously materially impacting humanity in ways that could be dire for millions.

Ground zero for this struggle is autonomous vehicles.

The roads may one day be much safer thanks to self-driving vehicles, but what about all of the people who rely on driving as a profession to feed their families and pay the bills?

If this conflict isn't yet top of mind for you, it may already be too late to weigh in unless...

Like, really using them? According to eConsultancy 80% of marketers are not and could really step up their email marketing game. Now, don't worry if you're not, I won't tell, but I want to help you get ahead.

This piece by Nick Winkler will examine four key areas you can start looking at in your transactional email strategy today that can help increase your ROI and drive more revenue per customer.

If you like the piece, learned something new, or want to add something that's worked well for you, leave a comment and let's talk :-)

While that may not be the primary reason you're here it is one of the benefits of reading this post about a trio of entrepreneurs who saw a gap in a sector of the health and wellness market and set out to plug it.

Besides relying on technology that can grow with you, scaling a business nationwide presents inventory, logistics, and fulfillment challenges with which even seasoned operators can struggle. In this post we're delving into how an online supplements company managed to jump these hurdles while simultaneously offering same day delivery, a new line of products, and boosting conversion rates.

Entrepreneurial icons, deep pocketed investors, and logistics visionaries are all trying to help your business become smarter, faster, and more profitable...

If they get their way you'll soon be able to move people and freight at nearly 800- miles an hour and completely reimagine how you fulfill orders and do business.

It's called the Hyperloop, one of Elon Musk's babies, but it faces significant political headwinds and criticism regarding engineering and price. While competing Hyperloop companies duke it out in a race to be the first with a working tubular transportation system, it's worth examining how a Hyperloop could impact the way you do business tomorrow and beyond...

It's not often one of the greatest running backs in the history of professional football calls you for help...

But two days before Marshawn Lynch, a future Hall of Famer, decided to call it quits in the NFL, he called Shopify for assistance. Lynch needed a partner he could rely on during life after football; a platform that could handle the rigors of selling in both the digital and physical worlds.

As we were helping Lynch kick off his new life, a funny thing happened...

We discovered a Lynch few others know.

It all started on a chilly Oakland morning where we found Lynch doing something special that can help make you just as successful in ecommerce as Lynch was on the field. It's a way of life Lynch calls Beast Mode...